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Ubuntu: USN-3442-1 (CVE-2017-13720): libXfont vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Oct 10, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 10, 2017
Added
Oct 10, 2017
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain patterns in
PatternMatch. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2017-13720)
It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain malformed PCF
files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-13722)
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libxfont1ubuntu-upgrade-libxfont2
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